Sea, sun and delicious food. Refresh your body and soul with the sea breeze! Hitachinaka City and Oarai Town

Sea, sun and delicious food. Refresh your body and soul with the sea breeze! Hitachinaka City and Oarai Town

Hitachinaka City and Oarai Town are cities of the sea.
Hitachinaka City and Oarai Town are the city of the sea and the city of the sun.
You can enjoy strolling around while feeling the sea breeze and the sun.
You can taste the bounty of nature, go shopping, or go cycling along the sea.
With easy access from the Tokyo metropolitan area, it is recommended that you take your time and let your mood take you around!

Refresh your body and mind! Recommended courses in Hitachinaka City and Oarai Town

1. National Hitachi Seaside Park
2. Daimaruya, a store specializing in dried sweet potatoes
3. Nakaminato Fish Market
4. Oarai Seaside Station
5. Umimachi Terrace

Nemophila in spring is a must-see!　A theme park where you can be healed by flowers

One of the most popular tourist spots in Hitachinaka City is the flower and greenery theme park "National Hitachi Seaside Park".
The park is famous for its nemophila in spring and kochia in fall, but visitors can enjoy a world of beautiful flowers any time of the year, including bright poppies and roses in summer and lovely ice tulips in winter.

The park covers an area of approximately 200 hectares, which is equivalent to about 42 Tokyo Domes.
Although the park boasts a vast area, it is easy to get around without exhausting your energy by taking advantage of the seaside train that connects each area.

National Hitachinaka Seaside Park Information

【Address】
　605-4 Mawatari Onuma, Hitachinaka, Ibaraki
【Phone】
　029-265-9001
【Opening Hours】
　9:30 - 17:00 (July 21 - August 31: 9:30 - 18:00, November 1 - February 31: 9:30 - 16:30)
【Closed】
　Tuesdays (varies according to the season)
【Admission fee】
　450 yen
【Web】
　https://www.guidoor.jp/en/places/6280

Enjoy gourmet food packed with the bounty of the sun and sea breeze!

Hitachinaka City is famous for its dried sweet potatoes.
Blessed with abundant winter sunshine, mineral-rich sea breezes, and fertile land, dried sweet potatoes have been produced in the area for about 100 years.

Visitors are greeted by a large objet d'art of dried sweet potatoes at the hoshi-imo specialty store Daimaruya, which was established in 1897. It is a long-established shop known for its handmade dried sweet potatoes.

Dried sweet potatoes vary in taste depending on the variety, such as Beniharuka with soft sweetness, Silk Sweet with smooth texture, and Mitsukiimo with moist texture .......
Dried sweet potatoes dried in the sun in a greenhouse adjacent to the store and made without additives have a simple yet elegant taste.

The handmade oimo gelato is a must-try item here.
There are always six different kinds available, changing daily.
Free of preservatives, coloring agents, and eggs, the gelato has the flavor of sweet potatoes themselves.
The sweets created by careful handiwork and the blessings of the sun will make you feel soft and relaxed.

For lunch, visit the Nakaminato Fish Market.
Shoppers come from far and wide to enjoy the fresh seafood that has just been landed that day.
At the restaurants in the market, you can enjoy fresh seafood such as seafood rice bowls, sushi, and sashimi set menus at reasonable prices.

Daimaru-ya Hoshiimo Specialty Store Information

【Address】
　18-38 Shakamachi, Hitachinaka, Ibaraki
【Phone】
　029-263-7777
【Website】
　https://www.e-daimaruya.co.jp/

Nakaminato Fish Market Information

【Address】
　19－8 Minato Honmachi, Hitachinaka, Ibaraki
【Phone】
　029-262-5431 (Nakaminato Fishing Port Parking Lot Management Office)
【Opening Hours】
　Varies by store
【Closed】
　Varies by store
【Website】
　https://www.guidoor.jp/en/places/6281

Two shopping and cultural spots where you can feel the sea breeze

Oarai Seaside Station, an open-mall style shopping center by the sea, is recommended for souvenir shopping.
At "Maiwai Market" where all the specialties of Oarai town are gathered, fresh vegetables and processed products are lined up in a row.
The vegetables with the producer's name and photo on the label convey the producer's passion and enthusiasm, and you may end up buying a lot of them.

When you are tired of walking, take a break with a cup of specialty coffee.
Oarai Seaside Station is also home to Saza Coffee, which operates mainly in Hitachinaka City!
A cup of coffee carefully brewed by a barista is a moment of bliss.
The barista's carefully brewed cup of coffee is a blissful experience that will relieve the fatigue of your trip.

If the weather permits, renting a bicycle is a great way to get around.
You can rent a bike at "Umimachi Terrace," a tourist information center located next to Oarai Station on the Oarai-Kashima Line of the Kashima Rinkai Railway.
Bicycles are perfect for strolling along the seaside road where the sea breeze blows and the retro shopping street.
The bicycles are equipped with electric power assists, so they are easy to use even on hilly roads.

You can also ask for information on nearby attractions at the tourist information corner of the Umimachi Terrace.
You may be able to find something special that you cannot easily find in the city at the corner where souvenirs carefully selected by the tourist concierge are lined up.

Oarai Seaside Station Information

【Address】
　11-2 Minatochuo, Hitachinaka, Ibaraki
【Phone】
　029-264-9123
【Opening ours】
　10:00 - 19:00
【Closed】
　Varies by store
【Website】
　https://oarai-seaside.com/access/

Oarai Maaiwai Market Information

【Phone】
　029-266-1147
【Opening hours】
　10:00 - 19:00 (L.O. 18:30)
【Closed】
　Same as Oarai Seaside Station
【Website】
　https://www.oarai-maiwai.com/

Saza Coffee Oarai Information

【Phone】
　029-266-1003
【Opening hours】
　10:00 - 19:00 (L.O. 18:30)
【Website】
　https://www.saza.co.jp/

Oarai-cho Tourist Information Exchange Center "Umimachi Terrace

【Address】
　301 Sakuramichi, Higashiibarakigun Oaraimachi, Ibaraki
【Phone】
　029-352-2715
【Opening hours】
　9:00 - 18:00
【Website】
　https://www.oarai-info.jp/page/page000533.html


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